Before you start building your WordPress website, you need a place to put it. For that, you’ll need a web hosting account. This screencast gives you the lowdown on what to look for and decrypts the sometimes confusing jargon used by web hosting companies.

This lesson teaches you not only about comments, moderation, and discussion settings, but you’ll also learn a thing or two about trackbacks and pingbacks. As usual, WordPress makes it all painless and easy.

User roles are a powerful WordPress feature that allows you to create complex editorial workflows. The key is in understanding what they are and how they work. This lesson introduces you to the core WordPress user roles and explains when you should use each.

The most common question new WordPress users ask is “should I create a post or should I create a page?” This screencast explains the difference between the two and provides guidelines on when to use each.

No matter what kind of website you’re creating, there’s a good chance that photos will be a big part of it. This detailed video shows you how to add photos to your posts and walks you through some useful photo editing features buried beneath the surface in WordPress.